Automotive NewsAutomotive Stability Control Takes a Step ForwardCharles Murray, Senior Technical Editor, Electronics & Test3/3/2015 0 A few weeks ago, Ford Motor Co. quietly announced that it was rolling out a new wrinkle to the powerful safety feature called stability control, adding even more lifesaving ...

BlogThe Slow Death of Hardware DesignWarren Miller, Independent Consultant3/3/2015 0 Maybe some of you remember hardware design? You know, designing with flip-flops, logic gates, multiplexers and decoders. Wiring together J/K flip-flops, counters, and a few 7400 ...

Made by MonkeysKaraoke Machine Has Owner Singing the BluesJames Sebastian3/3/2015 2 We purchased an inexpensive but fairly full-featured karaoke machine for the kids. One selling point for this particular model was that it accepted two separate inputs - for double ...

BlogSolar Shingles Poised As Next Renewable TrendElizabeth Montalbano, Contributing Writer3/3/2015 5 People who want to take advantage of solar energy in their homes no longer need to install a bolt-on solar-panel system atop their houses -- they can integrate ...

Guest BlogsAlliance in the SkiesLynn Gambill, Pratt & Whitney3/3/2015 0 When Pratt & Whitney
began working with additive manufacturing (AM) in the late 1980s, the future seemed to be in plastics. Today the technology popularly known as 3D printing is ...

NewsNXP, Freescale Announce Mega MergerDesign News Staff3/2/2015 0 In one of the biggest consolidations in the semiconductor industry to date, NXP and Freescale have announced plans for a merger. If the deal is approved, they would create a top-10 ...

Managing Product Costs in the Face of Complexity and Globalization2/17/2015 0 Manufacturing organizations have faced a growing challenge of delivering products on time and to cost over the past decade, as product lifecycles and value chains have become increasingly complex. Even in the face of constant pressure to drive down costs, globalization and competition have led the design and manufacture of any given product or assembly to become distributed geographically as well as across organizational boundaries in the extended supply chain.

A CNC Machine OEM Pushes the Limits of Repeatability2/3/2015 2 The current generation of CNC machining systems has features that significantly improve metalworking operations from what they were only a few years ago. These machines are generally faster and quieter than ever, more resistant to mechanical noise, have powerful controls and extensive automation capabilities, and fabricate a wider range of metals.

Choosing the Right Hardware for Electronics Prototyping1/29/2015 2 When prototyping an electronic product idea, it’s important to choose components that will help prove the concept, allow the design to be evaluated and give a basis from which the final product can be derived. There are many options for hardware to use in prototypes, from costly, proprietary and all-in-one packages to low-cost and open-source options.

5 Ways to Evaluate Aluminum Extrusion for Wider Application1/27/2015 0 After more than a century of progressively more mainstream application, aluminum has finally arrived. Here are five questions product development teams can apply to determine whether there is reason to start -- or move deeper into -- aluminum extrusion adoption.

Guidelines in Using Allegro Angular Sensor ICs1/21/2015 0 The design of a magnetic circuit for angle sensors is a complex task, where many influencing parameters need to be considered. Here, we will show some of the interdependencies that exist between magnet selection, mechanical tolerances, and accuracy requirements for
on-axis applications.

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